What's Happening at Sparkman HS/S9
November 16-29, 2015 Thanksgiving Edition
Monday, November 16
- There is NO Takedown Club Meeting today. This meeting date was listed by mistake.
- November 2-17, 2015: JROTC Can Food Drive, SHS. Bring cans to 3rd period
- Sparkman Bowling vs Scottsboro and Faith at Victory Lanes 4:30 PM
- Sparkman Indoor Tryouts- November 16 & 18, 2015: 6:00- 8:30 PM
- Varsity: 10th - 12th 6:00-7:15 PM and JV: 7th - 9th 7:20- 8:30 PM - Band Booster Meeting- 5:45 PM SHS Cafeteria
Tuesday, November 17
- SHS First Priority Meets 8AM in Room 411(Carter)
- FCCLA Meeting- 8 AM in Mrs. Webster's room
- S9 Drama Club- meets every Tuesday at 7 AM. See Mrs. Glover for more info.
- S9GS Cheerleading practice, 3:30-5:30 in the S9 Gym every Tuesday.
- SHS Basketball at Gadsden City
- Cross Country Banquet
- Sparkman Bowling vs Hazel Green at Pin Palace 4:30 PM
Wednesday, November 18
- S9 SGA Meeting- 7:50 AM
- Balfour on campus during lunches- make payments, order graduation supplies, class rings
- Balfour Parent Night- 5 PM Cafeteria
- Sparkman Indoor Tryouts- November 16 & 18, 2015: 6:00- 8:30 PM
- Varsity: 10th - 12th 6:00-7:15 PM and JV: 7th - 9th 7:20- 8:30 PM
Thursday, November 19
- SHS SGA Meeting- 8 AM or 3:35 PM in Choral Room
- Balfour on campus during lunches- make payments, order graduation supplies, class rings
- S9 FCA and First Priority- meets every Thursday, 7:50 AM in S9 Auditorium. See Coach Campbell for details.
Friday, November 20
- FBLA Meeting- 8 AM SHS Library
- Sparkman Basketball at Johnson
- Sparkman Swim at Sectionals
- Balfour on campus during lunches- make payments, order graduation supplies, class rings
Saturday, November 21
- Sparkman Swim at Sectionals
- Sparkman Basketball Boys JV at Hazel Green Tip Off Tournament
- Sparkman Wrestling- MS Fall Brawl at Huntsville High School
Monday, November 23
- Sparkman Basketball Boys Varsity at Madison City Thanksgiving Tournament
- Sparkman Basketball- Girls V/JV at Madison Academy Tournament
Tuesday, November 24
- Sparkman Basketball- Varsity Boys at Madison City Thanksgiving Tournament
- Sparkman Basketball Ball Girls V/JV at Madison Academy Tournament
- Sparkman Wrestling- Varsity Dual vs Huntsville
Wednesday, November 25
- SHS Basketball at Madison City Tournament and Madison Academy Tournament
- MCSS is closed until Monday, November 30
Important Update!
- November 23-27- Thanksgiving Break- No School
- November 30-Dec 4- Soccer Tryouts- See flyer below
- December 1- Sparkman Bowling vs East Limestone at Madison Bowling 4 PM
- December 3- Sparkman Bowling vs Randolph at Plamor 4 PM
- December 4- Swim State Meet
- December 4- SHS Wrestling JV HSV Invitational
- December 4- SHS Basketball vs James Clemons
- December 5- SHS Wrestling JV HSV Invitational
- December 7- Career Expo at SHS 5-7 PM
- December 7- Takedown Club Meeting- 6:30
- December 8- JROTC Booster Meeting
- December 8- SHS Basketball at Lee
- December 10- Winter Band Concert
- December 10- Soccer Booster Meeting
- December 10- Band Winter Concert
- December 10- Sparkman Bowling vs Madison Co HS at Pin Palace 4:30 PM
- December 11- Sparkman Theater presents: Little Town of Christmas 7 PM
- December 11- SHS Basketball at Hazel Green
- December 11- Sparkman Bowling vs Huntsville at Pin Palace 4:30 PM
- December 12- ACT
- December 12- SHS Wrestling Southside Classic and Athens Invitational
- December 14- SHS Basketball vs Buckhorn
- December 14- Sparkman Bowling vs Hazel Green at Pin Palace 4 PM
- December 15- SHS First Priority
- December 17- Sparkman Bowling vs Bob Jones at Madison Bowling 4 PM
- December 18- SHS Wrestling Barry Mask Invitational
- December 18- SHS Basketball vs Bob Jones
- December 19- SHS Wrestling at Reaper Invitational and Dual Tournament
- December 21- Jan 6- Christmas Break
- December 21- SHS Basketball at War Eagle Classic
- December 22- SHS Basketball at War Eagle Classic
- December 28- SHS Basketball at Huntsville Times Classic
- December 31- SHS Wrestling at Battlefield Duals
January
- January 1- Happy 2016!
- January 2-4- SHS Basketball at Grissom Tournament
- January 2- SHS Wrestling at Southern Scuffle
- January 4- Sparkman Bowling vs James Clemens at Madison Bowling 4 PM
- January 5- SHS Basketball vs Lee
- January 6- Students return to school
- January 7- Sparkman Bowling vs Columbia and Lee at Madison Bowling 5:30 PM
- January 8- SHS Wrestling at Hoover
- January 8- SHS Basketball at James Clemens
- January 9- SHS Wrestling at Hoover and Red Rumble
- January 10- LAST DAY TO ORDER SHS YEARBOOKS!
- January 11- Takedown Club Meeting
- January 12- SHS Wrestling at Bob Jones
- January 12- SHS Basketball at Buckhorn
- January 12- JROTC Booster Meeting
- January 14- Sparkman Bowling vs Skiline- TBA
- January 15- SHS Basketball vs Hazel Green
- January 15- SHS Wrestling at Homewood
- January 16- SHS Wrestling at Homewood and vs Grissom
- January 18- MLK Day- No School
- January 18- SHS Basketball at MLK Classic
- January 18- SHS Wrestling at Dick Clem Invitational
- January 18- Sparkman Bowling vs Randolph at Pin Palace 4:30 PM
- January 19- SHS First Priority
- January 19- SHS Basketball vs Gadsden City
- January 21-22- Sparkman Bowling- Regionals in Tuscaloosa
- January 22- SHS Basketball at Bob Jones
- January 23- SHS Wrestling at Thompson Invitational
- January 23- SHS Basketball vs McAdory at Wallace State
- January 26- SHS First Priority
- January 26- SHS Basketball vs Johnson
- January 28- SHS Basketball vs Jeff Davis
- January 30- SHS Wrestling Sparkman Invitational
Tutoring
- M & W – 3:00 -- 4:15 pm
- T & Th – 8:00 --8:25 am
Tutoring at S9- Tuesdays and Thursdays in Room 134
- 7:50 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.
- 3:20 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
ACT and SAT Information
Sparkman Indoor Track and Field
November 12, 2015: All Eligibility & sign-up documents are due.
November 16 & 18, 2015: Indoor Tryouts will be held from 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Varsity: 10th - 12th 6:00 p.m.- 7:15 p.m.
- JV: 7th - 9th 7:20 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Sparkman Soccer
Sparkman Swim
Sparkman Bowling
Sparkman Basketball
FBLA
FCCLA
Sparkman JROTC
Upcoming Events
Booster and JROTC Events
- February 27, 2015 - Military Ball - VBC
- April 23, 2016 - SHS JROTC Hosts Drill Competition
Special Teams (Color Guard/Drill/Raider/Rifle) and all JROTC Cadets
- November 24, 2015: Life South Blood Drive, SHS
- December 1-11, 2015: JROTC Angel Tree, SHS
- December 10, 2015: Color Guard/Nutcracker
- December 12, 2015: State Drill Competition, Montgomery, AL
- January 18, 2016: Martin Luther King Day Parade, Huntsville, AL
Dates of Upcoming Booster Club Meetings
- Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 6:30 PM
- Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 6:30 PM
- Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 6:30 PM
- Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 6:30 PM
- Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 6:30 PM
- Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 6:30 PM
For more information, go to www.sparkmanjrotc.org
Sparkman Service Organization
Poetry Out Loud Competition
Sparkman Journalism
Several Journalism staff members from The Crimson Crier, The Senator, and The Silhouette finished well nationally! Congratulations!!
Eden Fletcher
The Crimson Crier Staff
Hannah Cox
Hailey Conquest
Mackenzie Ashmore
Grace Dickerson
Sparkman Cross Country
Sparkman Cross Country Team State Qualifiers competed at State Finals today. The Boys Team finished EIGHTH in the state in 7A schools. Personal records were set by Seniors Seth Graham (23rd), who once again set a new SHS record, Kaden Nichol (139th), Juniors Harrison Miller (50th), Kyle Rusak (141st), Sophomore Jake Maier (131st), Freshman John-David Ray (96th) and MMS 7th grader Austin Al-Dijaili (134th). Also running for the boys were Junior Jake Russell (48th), Senior Bailey Herfurth (74th) and Freshman Shafi Muhammad (130th).
Individual female qualifier, Junior Hailey, Brown finished her season with a solid 82nd place showing. Congratulations Senators on a great season!
back row l-r: Nichols, Herfurth, Graham, Ray, Rusak, Russell, Muhammad, Maier, front row l-r Miller, Brown, Al-Dijaili
Sparkman Bowling
Sparkman Bowling teams! Boys won 10-5 and girls won 12-3 over LLCA.
Basketball Cheer
Congratulations Sparkman Basketball Cheer Team: Captains- Dominique Satterwhite and Paschyn Scott. Team members: Aysia Bouldin, Trinity Hammonds, Kimberly Brown, Mariah Mason, Alycia Roberts, Emani Smith, Ga'Kira Bell, Kyndal Wiley, Cynthia Stokes, Lauryn Hall, Courtney Woods, Alyanah Armendariz, Kaitlyn Gilliam.
The team recently raised money to fill Christmas boxes for children in need! Go Senators!!
Sparkman Competition Band
Check out their amazing show!
SHS Yearbooks
Senior Ads for Yearbook
S9 Yearbooks
MCSS Calendars
Sparkman PROM
PTO Leaders Wanted!
- Meet teachers, admins, students, and other parents. Get to know our Sparkman Family!
- Help plan PTO events at SHS and S9 such as receptions, lunches, meetings, etc.
- Help build communication and Sparkman Spirit in the schools and community.
- Learn about the daily workings of SHS, S9, and the Madison Co School System.
- Support our students and teachers.